Readiness Level Students in Electrical Engineering from the Aspect Technical Skills on the Formation Workability at Polytechnic

Mohd Nur Hafiz Fauzi

doi:10.11648/j.ijvetr.20160205.11

Abstract

Unemployed graduates continue to be a growing problem in Malaysia. There are employers who consider academic competence alone is not enough and started asking for higher education institutions to produce graduates who are equipped with technical skills. This study is a survey to determine the readiness of electrical engineering students from the technical skills of forming workability in polytechnics. A total of 113 respondents were selected for the study. The instrument used in this study is a questionnaire containing 60 items. A pilot study was conducted to determine the value of alpha for the instrument in which the alpha value for the aspect of technical skills is α = 0.962 and for the workability is α = 0954. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science Version 20 (SPSS 20). The descriptive analysis in the form of mean score was used to see the readiness of students. The study found that the level of preparedness of students in electrical engineering from the technical skills of forming workability in polytechnics are at high level. The study also showed that there is a difference between male and female students of technical aspects that affect the willingness of students to the formation of workability.

Highlights

Skilled labor and productive is a prerequisite to ensure the industrial sector in Malaysia continues to grow and thrive
A questionnaire was distributed to respondents that polytechnic students selected to determine the readiness of electrical engineering students from the technical skills of forming workability
The research question was based on a study in which the statement said had produced graduates who do not have technical skills covers the methods, procedures and techniques as required by the employer

Summary

Introduction

Skilled labor and productive is a prerequisite to ensure the industrial sector in Malaysia continues to grow and thrive. According to a study by the National Economic Action Council in discussions Study on the Unemployment Situation in Malaysia2003 which found that some causes of unemployment among graduates, including a lack of training in preparation for entering the profession, the lack of quality and usability of its graduates and the lack of skills of graduates in aspects such as a second language management and communication skills. The marketability concept must be considered in this situation because it can reflect a person is able to work with the knowledge, skills and characteristics that make a person a useful and valuable in certain contexts (Elinor Edvardsson Jungert Stiwne and Thomas, 2007)

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